Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 19

The next morning, Allison left for an overseas conference,

When Ella called, Stephanie couldn’t help but smirk. “Tell your cousin to say fat for a lot longer Alton’s gone Shell out of town for about a month

Ella sounded surprised. “How do you know that? Did she call you?”

Stephanie: “Yeah, she called me at 1 AM last night.”

Ella let out a small laugh. “She called you at 1 AM to tell you her schedule? Is the crazy?

She knew doctors had weird hours, but I AM? That was a new level of bizarre for Allison

Stephanie laughed, “Actually, she called about Olivia.”

Ella was intrigued. “Olivia? What happened to her?”

Stephanie paused, and then she replied, “She got admitted to the hospital last night. Apparently, she’s got a bunch of diseases.”

Ella’s voice immediately shifted, a mix of shock and confusion. “A bunch? How many? What kind of diseases?”

Stephanie filled her in on everything she knew, and Ella was stunned.

Just yesterday, she’d seen Olivia and Chris at a gynecology clinic, and she’d assumed it was because Olivia was pregnant.

Turns out, it was because she was seriously sick.

Stephanie recalled what Allison told her yesterday. “Uterine cancer, heart disease, and I think liver cancer too.”

Ella gasped, her voice shaky. “What… how does she have so many diseases? And uterine cancer? How does that even happen?”

Like Stephanie, Ella seemed to think uterine cancer was something that came with an indulgent lifestyle.

the uterine cancer, her

said she’s an ‘ethical doctor, so she wouldn’t gossip with

But seriously–there’s no way Chris and Olivia have a future. I mean, what kind of family would want a daughter–in–law with so many problems? Especially Chris’s family.

conservative.”

was the daughter of a nanny, and that was enough for

found out about her serious health problems, there was no way they’d ever

tone turning serious. “You need to watch out. With all Olivia’s health issues, the older members of the Ashford family are gonna do whatever it takes to stop Chris from

wouldn’t be surprised if they start pushing for you and Chris to get

the Ashfords would be desperate to lock Stephanie down now–especially

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them, Stephanie was the perfect replacement for

Ella wasn’t wrong.

already keeping a close

hospitalization the night before and were especially concerned about the

quick breakfast before heading to the studio.

call from Chris’s mom. “Stefi, come by for lunch today, I’ll cook your favorite dishes,

but I’ve got a lot going on this afternoon. I won’t be able to

she wasn’t about to leave it to the designers. She needed to be hands–on.

sighed heavily. “Is this about Olivia? And

sure how to respond. She didn’t want to be rude, but

I

hesitated but finally gave in, mostly out of respect. “Okay, I’ll come

easier to just

face–to–face might give her a chance to clear up whatever hope the Hart family had about

hanging up, a strange number flashed

She answered, “Hello?”

was Chris’s voice, low

The sound of his voice